Stewart Bitkoff, a doctoral graduate in education, grew up in New York City and spent most of his professional career living and working in the New York City area. An expert in Therapeutic Recreation, Psychiatric Rehab and Psychiatric Treatment, Dr. Bitkoff has been on Faculty or served as Field Instructor (Social Work/Psychology) for New York University, Herbert Lehman College, Iona College, College of New Rochelle, East Stroudsburg University, and Northampton Community College. He has written many works centering on the topic of the completed person and the original human development system. For years, Dr. Bitkoff studied in two modern mystical schools and was designated to help make available aspects of this secret, inner teaching.  Professionally, Dr. Bitkoff has taught in various colleges and universities and worked to help the mentally ill integrate their altered state of consciousness into the physical world.